$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  60 of 4,535

The players have returned from break to begin Level 26, with increased blinds of 25,000-50,000 with a 50,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up six players with at least three million in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Raminder Singh  –  3,775,000  (76 bb)
2.  Juan Maceiras  –  3,305,000  (66 bb)
3.  John Martinache  –  3,280,000  (66 bb)
4.  Manish Chaddha  –  3,140,000  (63 bb)
5.  Jose Navarrete  –  3,080,000  (62 bb)
6.  Vito Distefano  –  3,015,000  (60 bb)

With 60 players remaining from a field of 4,535, the average chip stack is around 1,510,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,050 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  62 of 4,535

Dennis Rodriguez got it all in from the big blind for 725,000 with , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the of the UTG player.

The board came , and the pocket queens held up for Rodriguez to win the pot and double up in chips.

Dennis Rodriguez  –  1,510,000  (38 bb)

With 62 players remaining from a field of 4,535, the average chip stack is around 1,465,000 (37 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $5,050 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  76 of 4,535

With the board showing and about 900K already in the pot, Juan Maceiras moved all in from the small blind for 695,000, and the UTG+1 player called with for a pair of kings.

Maceiras turned over , and needed to avoid a king on the river to stay alive.

The river card was the , and Maceiras won the pot with his pocket aces to double up in chips.

Juan Maceiras  –  2,300,000  (58 bb)

With about 76 players remaining from a field of 4,535, the average chip stack is around 1,195,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $4,010 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  91 of 4,535

Julio Delgado Reyes got it all in preflop for roughly 75,000 against Scott Woodring (UTG) and the player in the big blind.

The big blind and Woodring checked all the way down on a board of , and all three players showed their cards:

Scott Woodring:    (queen-jack high)
Big Blind:    (eight high)
Julio Delgado Reyes:    (queen-eight high)

Both of Woodring’s cards played, so he won the pot with queen-jack high to eliminate Reyes in 92nd place.

Scott Woodring  –  3,370,000  (112 bb)
Julio Delgado Reyes  –  Eliminated in 92nd Place  ($3,165)

With about 91 players remaining from a field of 4,535, the average chip stack is around 995,000 (33 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,165 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  93 of 4,535

With the board showing on the turn and a little more than 300K already in the pot, Adam Rothschild checked from the big blind, the player in the cutoff bet 135,000, and Rothschild check-raised to 300,000.

The cutoff tanked for a long time until somebody called for a clock, but the cutoff called before the floorperson arrived for the countdown.

The river card double-paired the board with the , and Rothschild moved all in for 350,000. The cutoff tanked for a while before he called with for the two pair on the board with his ace kicker.

But Rothschild turned over to win the pot with a full house, sevens full of threes, to double up in chips.

Adam Rothschild  –  1,625,000  (54 bb)

With about 93 players remaining from a field of 4,535, the average chip stack is around 975,000 (33 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,165 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  102 of 4,535

The players return from dinner to begin Level 24, with increased blinds of 15,000-30,000 and a 30,000 ante.

With 102 players remaining from a field of 4,535, the average chip stack is around 890,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,820 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  102 of 4,535

Level 23 came to an end, and the players take a 45-minute dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume around 7:46 pm.

A scan of the field during the break turned up three players with at least 2.3 million, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Scott Woodring  –  3,115,000  (104 bb)
2.  Raminder Singh  –  2,565,000  (86 bb)
3.  Curtis King  –  2,305,000  (77 bb)

With 102 players remaining from a field of 4,535, the average chip stack is around 890,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,820 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  110 of 4,535

With the board showing on the turn and about 1.2 million already in the pot, Scott Woodring moved all in for about 850,000.

The UTG player thought for a while before he folded, and Syed Alvi thought for a bit before he called all in for about 600,000 with for a pair of aces.

But Woodring turned over for a set of deuces, and Alvi was drawing dead.

The meaningless river card was the , and Woodring won the pot with his set of deuces to eliminate Alvi in 111th place.

Scott Woodring  –  2,780,000  (111 bb)
Syed Alvi  –  Eliminated in 111th Place  ($2,520)

With 110 players remaining from a field of 4,535, the average chip stack is around 825,000 (33 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,520 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  115 of 4,535

With the board showing and about 300K already in the pot, Jay Romano checked UTG, Thomas Boyden moved all in from the button for 330,000, and Romano went into the tank.

After a while, Romano said to himself, “For some reason, I think you missed your straight.”

Soon after that, Romano called with for an ace-high club flush draw, and Boyden turned over for an ace-high spade flush draw.

Romano had the lead with his queen kicker, and Boyden needed a spade or a nine to win, or a king or a seven to chop.

The river card was the , and Boyden completed his spade flush to win the pot and double up in chips.

Thomas Boyden  –  955,000  (38 bb)
Jay Romano  –  625,000  (25 bb)

With 115 players remaining from a field of 4,535, the average chip stack is around 790,000 (32 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,520 each.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  135 of 4,535

After a flop of , Rafael Lima checked the big blind, Adam Pritchett bet 60,000 from the cutoff, and Lima check-raised to 200,000.

Pritchett moved all in for about 1.3 million, and Lima went into the tank for a long time with 470K remaining in his stack.

Another player eventually called for a clock, and before the countdown reached zero, Lima folded face up for a club flush draw.

Pritchett showed for a pair of aces as he took the pot, saying, “Thanks for not calling. You might get there.”

Adam Pritchett  –  1,645,000  (82 bb)
Rafael Lima  –  470,000  (24 bb)

With about 135 players remaining from a field of 4,535, the average chip stack is around 645,000 (32 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $2,140 each.